Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
Pleiades (M45), Stacey Williams
Pleiades (M45)
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Pleiades (M45)

Pleiades (M45), Stacey Williams
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Pleiades (M45)

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The Pleiades - also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45 or Subaru (to unite in Japanese) - is an open star cluster of very hot B-type stars estimated to be between 75 and 150 million years old.

Distance to Earth: 444.2 light years

Radius: 17.49999965 light years

Constellation: Taurus

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Pleiades (M45), Stacey Williams